A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has declared the party dead.
Lukman said the leaders of the APC are only content with having access to government offices and powers without any form of concern for party operations at various levels.
Speaking in a chat with Arise News on Thursday, he added that attempts over the past year to advocate for effective party structures had been in vain because the leaders have abandoned internal democracy and remain unconcerned about the functionality of party organs.
Asked during the interview about the possibility of redeeming the party, Lukman said APC is “practically dead,” citing the absence of meetings at all levels and calling for the creation of a substantially different political party.
He called for the establishment of a new political party different from what currently exists in Nigeria and strong enough to win elections.
“We have to produce a political party that will substantially be different from what exists at the moment.
“My appeal to many Nigerians is that we must not allow the wrong people to exercise monopoly of the political process,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has openly acknowledged that he masterminded the removal of Uche Secondus as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Wike stated on Thursday that Secondus wanted his cousin, Tele Ikuru, to be the next Governor of Rivers State against the will of the people and didn’t support the candidacy of Siminalayi Fubara.
The FCT Minister said Secondus was removed because of his actions.
Henzodaily reports Wike made the disclosure while speaking at the Ahoada East and Ahoada West PDP end-of-year thanksgiving held in Ochigba, Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State.
He also berated former Rivers State Governor, Celestine Omehia, and Governor Fubara over recent comments during the commissioning of projects in Rivers State.